MAVEN Mission Sheds Light on Habitability of Distant Planets
How long might a rocky, Mars-like planet be habitable if it were orbiting a red dwarf star? It’s a complex question but one that NASA’s…
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MAVEN Spacecraft Reveals That Mars Has a Unique Magnetic “Tail”
NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft reveals that Mars has an invisible magnetic “tail” that is twisted by interaction with the solar wind. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile…
Large Solar Storm Sparks Global Aurora on the Martian Surface
An unexpectedly strong blast from the Sun hit Mars last month, sparking a global aurora more than 25 times brighter than any previously seen by…
MAVEN Reveals How Mars Lost Its Atmosphere
New results from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft reveal that solar wind and radiation are responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet that…
MAVEN Mission Provides Unprecedented Ultraviolet View of Mars
New images from the MAVEN mission show the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously invisible behavior. They include the…
NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Observes Mars Moon Phobos
New observations from NASA’s MAVEN Mission has scientists closer to solving the mystery of how Mars’ moon Phobos formed. In late November and early December…
MAVEN Reveals That Solar Wind Has Transformed Martian Atmosphere
NASA’s MAVEN mission reveals that solar wind appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm…
New Findings on Fate of Mars’ Atmosphere Will be Broadcast Live Today
At 2 p.m. EST on November 5 NASA will provide details of key science findings from the agency’s ongoing exploration of Mars. The event will…
NASA is Working on Technology to Protect Astronauts from Space Radiation on Mars
NASA is working on the technology that will enable an actual trip to Mars in the 2030s. On August 7, 1972, in the heart of…
NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Completes 1,000th Orbit around Mars
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft completed 1,000 orbits around the Red Planet on April 6, four-and-a-half months into its one-year primary mission….
MAVEN Spacecraft Detects Aurora and Mysterious Dust Cloud around Mars
New research being presented at the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference details the discovery of an unexplained high-altitude dust cloud and aurora that reaches…
MAVEN Spacecraft Completes First Deep Dip Campaign of Martian Atmosphere
NASA’S MAVEN spacecraft has completed its first deep-dip maneuver, gathering measurements closer to the top of the lower atmosphere of Mars. NASA’S Mars Atmosphere and…
MAVEN Identifies Links to Atmospheric Loss on Mars
New findings from NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission reveal a new process by which the solar wind can penetrate deep into a…
MAVEN Spacecraft Set to Continue Mars Exploration
The 10 month, 442 million mile trip is complete and the MAVEN spacecraft is set to continue the exploration of Mars that began 50 years…
MAVEN Provides First Look at the Upper Atmosphere of Mars
NASA’s MAVEN mission has provided scientists with their first look at the upper atmosphere of Mars. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has…
First Mars Observations from NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
The above images are the first first observations of the extended upper atmosphere from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft…
MAVEN Spacecraft Successfully Enters Mars’ Orbit
After a 10-month journey, NASA has confirmed that the MAVEN spacecraft has successfully entered Mars’ orbit. NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully…
NASA MAVEN Spacecraft Prepares for Mars Orbit-Insertion Maneuver
Launched last November, the MAVEN spacecraft is now preparing for an orbit-insertion maneuver that will allow the spacecraft to be pulled into an elliptical orbit…